This is a team-by-team review of any key fantasy football player injury news after this week’s practice activity and team statements. Only those players listed on the team’s official injury report will be addressed, unless the situation warrants further attention.
PLEASE NOTE: The NFL releases its final official injury report each Friday (approximately 7:00 p.m. ET). West Coast teams often report their injuries late and may not be included in the initial publication.
Week 17 fantasy football injury report
This week’s key game-time decisions: RB James Conner, RB Chuba Hubbard, WR Tee Higgins, RB J.K. Dobbins, TE Will Dissly, WR Christian Watson, QB Anthony Richardson, WR Malik Nabers, WR Chris Olave, QB Tua Tagovailoa, WR Jaylen Waddle, WR Tyreek Hill, WR Davante Adams, RB Tony Pollard
ARIZONA CARDINALS – Saturday game
PK Matt Prater (knee) is out. RB Trey Benson (ankle) and RB James Conner (knee) are both questionable after limited work all week. It sounds like Conner is expected to play, and Benson will be a game-time decision. OG Evan Brown (neck) and LB Baron Browning (neck) also are questionable after limited action all week.
ATLANTA FALCONS
WR Drake London (knee) was limited up to Friday, when he had a full session. He’ll play.
BALTIMORE RAVENS – Played Wednesday
RB Justice Hill (concussion) was out.
BUFFALO BILLS
WR Curtis Samuel (ribs), S Taylor Rapp (neck) and S Damar Hamlin (ribs) are all questionable after limited work all week. TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) and QB Josh Allen (shoulder, elbow) practiced all week and will play.
CAROLINA PANTHERS
LB Josey Jewell (concussion, quadriceps) is out. CB Jaycee Horn (hip) and OT Taylor Moton (knee) were idle all week and is doubtful. RB Chuba Hubbard (knee) sat Wednesday and was limited the rest of the week. He’s questionable. WR Xavier Legette (hip, wrist) was limited Thursday and Friday and is questionable. WR Adam Thielen (hamstring) and TE Tommy Tremble (shoulder, back) were limited Thursday and Friday but will play. QB Bryce Young (hamstring) practiced all week and will play, too.
CHICAGO BEARS – Played Thursday
C Ryan Bates (concussion) went on IR for the rest of the season. LG Teven Jenkins (calf) was out.
CINCINNATI BENGALS – Saturday game
DE Sam Hubbard (knee) is out again. WR Tee Higgins (ankle, knee) is questionable after limited work all week. QB Joe Burrow (wrist, knee) was limited all week, but he’ll play. LT Orlando Brown (leg) upgraded to full practices Wednesday and Thursday, and he is poised to return.
CLEVELAND BROWNS
RB Nick Chubb (foot) had his season end on IR again with a broken foot. TE David Njoku (knee) and WR Cedric Tillman (concussion) are out. Both were limited Friday. WR Jerry Jeudy (knee) was limited in practice all week, but he’ll play. QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson (calf) was limited up until a full session Friday, and he’s good to go.
DALLAS COWBOYS
WR CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) is out. LB Eric Kendricks (calf), WR Jalen Tolbert (finger) and WR Jalen Brooks (knee), LB Nick Vigil (foot) and SS Donovan Wilson (knee) are all questionable after limited work Friday.
DENVER BRONCOS – Saturday game
RB Jaleel McLaughlin (quadriceps) had full practices Wednesday and Thursday, and he’ll play.
DETROIT LIONS – Monday night
RB David Montgomery (knee) remains on IR and has yet to log a practice this week.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
CB Jaire Alexander (knee) and LB Quay Walker (ankle) are out. WR Christian Watson (knee) is questionable after sitting out all week.
HOUSTON TEXANS – Played Wednesday
WR Tank Dell (knee) landed on IR after a significant knee injury. OG Juice Scruggs (foot) was out.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
LB E.J. Speed (knee), OG Quenton Nelson (ankle) and QB Anthony Richardson (back, foot) are all questionable. Speed had a full practice Friday; Nelson was limited, and Richardson was idle. WR Alec Pierce (concussion) and WR Michael Pittman Jr. (back) had full sessions Friday and will play.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
TE Evan Engram (shoulder) is on IR. OT Walker Little (ankle) and LB Ventrell Miller (ankle) are out.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Played Wednesday
OT D.J. Humphries (hamstring) and DT Chris Jones (calf) were out.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
No injuries of fantasy relevance.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – Saturday game
RB Gus Edwards (ankle) and LB Denzel Perryman (groin) are out. RB J.K. Dobbins (knee) and TE Will Dissly (shoulder) upgraded to a full practice, and they look ready to return despite the questionable tag. TE Hayden Hurst (illness) was out Thursday, and he’s questionable.
LOS ANGELES RAMS – Saturday game
OT Rob Havenstein (shoulder) didn’t practice Thursday and is questionable.
MIAMI DOLPHINS
WR Jaylen Waddle (knee), QB Tua Tagovailoa (hip), WR Tyreek Hill (wrist) and LT Terron Armstead (knee) are all questionable after limited work Friday.
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS
S Harrison Smith (foot) carries no injury tag after full practices Thursday and Friday.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – Saturday game
OG Cole Strange (knee), FS Jabrill Peppers (hamstring) and SS Kyle Dugger (ankle, illness) were all limited all week and are questionable.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
QB Derek Carr (hand) and RB Alvin Kamara (groin) are out. WR Chris Olave (concussion) remains on IR and has been a full participant in practice all week. He’s questionable. WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (chest) is questionable as well after limited work this week. TE Juwan Johnson (foot) had a full practice Friday and will play.
NEW YORK GIANTS
LB Bobby Okereke (back) landed on IR, ending his season. LB Micah McFadden (neck) is out. WR Malik Nabers (toe) is questionable after limited work Friday. RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (ankle) had limited action Friday but will play.
NEW YORK JETS
WR Davante Adams (hip) and CB Sauce Gardner (hamstring) are both questionable. They were limited Friday. QB Aaron Rodgers (knee) practiced all week and will play.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
TE Dallas Goedert (knee) is on IR and out until at least Week 18. QB Jalen Hurts (concussion, finger) also is out. LB Nakobe Dean (abdomen) is doubtful after limited work Friday. QB Kenny Pickett (ribs) was limited Wednesday, but he had full practices the rest of the week and will play.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
No injuries of fantasy relevance.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Monday night
RB Christian McCaffrey (knee) and RB Jordan Mason (ankle) remain on IR. LT Trent Williams (ankle) joined them this week. RB Isaac Guerendo (foot, hamstring) has had limited work Thursday and Friday. DE Nick Bosa (hip, oblique) has had full practices, but LB Dre Greenlaw (Achilles, knee) has been idle. S Talanoa Hufanga (wrist) has been a full-go thus far.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Played Thursday
RB Kenneth Walker III (ankle) went on IR with an ankle sprain.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
S Antoine Winfield Jr. (knee), TE Cade Otton (knee) and WR Sterling Shepard (hamstring, foot) are out. LB K.J Britt (ankle), WR Kameron Johnson (ankle) and S Jordan Whitehead (pectoral) are questionable despite full practices Friday. S Mike Edwards (illness) practiced Thursday and Friday, and he’s good to go.
TENNESSEE TITANS
LB Kenneth Murray (hamstring) went on IR to end his season. PK Nick Folk (abdomen) is out. WR Tyler Boyd (foot) and RB Tony Pollard (ankle) are questionable but didn’t practice all week.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
RB Austin Ekeler (concussion) and WR Noah Brown (kidney) are on IR. WR Dyami Brown (hamstring), OT Andrew Wylie (groin) and CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) are out. DT Jonathan Allen (pectoral) had a full practice all week but remains questionable. WR Terry McLaurin (ankle) was limited Thursday before a full practice Friday, and he’ll play.